The Adopt an Academic programme is accepting applications for mentors and mentees. The programme gives researchers from renowned German and Arab higher education and research institutions the opportunity to support refugee scholars through academic counselling, systematic network building and administrative assistance. More...
DAAD: Proposal call for study on gender and leadership in higher education
The purpose of the study is to better understand the involvement of women in research and university management. This topic is not explicitly covered by DAAD’s Dialogue on Innovative Higher Education Strategies (DIES) programme, which is implemented jointly with the German Rectors' Conference, and the study also aims to close this gap. More...
2nd GAPS World Congress, 2-4 November 2017, Sao Paulo (Brazil)
The 2nd GAPS World Congress on Access to Postsecondary Education will be held in Sao Paulo, Brazil from 2 to 4 November 2017. The aim of the event is to bring together policy makers, institutional leaders and practitioners in the field of access and success in order to build the case for improving education pathways and outcomes. More...
EUA members contribute to digitalisation in Germany and the Netherlands
The Hochschulforum Digitalisierung wrapped up with a large conference on 1 December 2016 in Berlin, Germany. The three-year project brought German and international experts and practitioners together to discuss and collaborate on the issue of sharing and developing approaches to digital learning. More...
Netherlands: Associate Degrees receive autonomous status in Higher Education
On 28 November 2016 the Federation and the Länder officially launched the National Decade for Literacy and Basic Education 2016 to 2026 (Nationale Dekade für Alphabetisierung und Grundbildung 2016 bis 2026). The National Decade builds on the findings and results of the National Strategy for Literacy and Basic Education of Adults (Nationale Strategie für Alphabetisierung und Grundbildung Erwachsener) and is designed to raise reading and writing competences as well as the level of basic education of adults in Germany. More...
Forbes ranks best US colleges for int’l students
By Natalie Marsh. Forbes, an American business news magazine, has waded further into the crowded rankings pool by creating its first list of the best US colleges for international students. More...
More to be done to bring the global local, NAFSA senior fellows charge
By Natalie Marsh. Education institutions should work harder to demonstrate how internationalisation can benefit society beyond the ‘echo chamber’ of the HE sector, a group of international education leaders have charged. More...
Australia: education minister releases agent code of ethics
By Natalie Marsh. Australian Minister for Education and Training, Simon Birmingham today announced a code of ethics for international education agents, at the Australian International Education Conference in Melbourne. More...
Safety, affordability, diversity still weigh in on study decisions, IDP Buyer Research
By Natalie Marsh. Perceptions of affordability and safety, proximity to the institution of study, and multiculturalism are all liveability characteristics which heavily influence students’ decisions on where to study, according to the latest IDP Education Buyer Behaviour Research. More...
Australia: 30% of international students find it “difficult” to make local friends
By Natalie Marsh. Educational institutions should do more to bridge the social gaps between domestic and international students both in and outside the classroom, a survey from the Council of International Students Australia has concluded. More...